Canvas Tan (SW 7531)
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Canvas Tan (SW 7531) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Canvas Tan
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Canvas Tan by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Canvas Tan, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Temporal Spirit | 965 | 61.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Roman Plaster | PPU7-10 | 65.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Parlour Taupe | 7003-1 | 64 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Crushed Silk | 1024-3 | 63 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Canvas Tan (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Canvas Tan
Darker than Canvas Tan
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7531 |
| Hex | #DCD1BF |
| RGB | 220, 209, 191 |
| HSL | 37°, 29%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.3, 0.8, 10.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Canvas Tan (SW 7531), published as #DCD1BF
#CBC7BD
#EDDBBF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Canvas Tan (SW 7531)?
- Canvas Tan has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Canvas Tan is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Canvas Tan in another brand?
- Roman Plaster (Behr PPU7-10) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Canvas Tan warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Canvas Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.